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He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer. He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace. He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm. "That's all I can do for you," he said. He handed me a bottle of pills.
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a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading “He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.”
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
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From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
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From this reading "That's all I can do for you," he said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
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From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
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From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
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From this reading He handed me a bottle of pills.
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From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "That's all I can do for you," he said.
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From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
two people or things considered together
From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
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From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That's all I can do for you," he said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That's all I can do for you," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
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From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
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From this reading He handed me a bottle of pills.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
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From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
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From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's all I can do for you," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
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From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
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From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
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From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He handed me a bottle of pills.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
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From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
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From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
above and across; more than
From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
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From this reading He handed me a bottle of pills.
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From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all I can do for you," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
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From this reading "That's all I can do for you," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He clucked over the stitches in my scalp, dabbed something on them that hurt like hell, then shoved an old-fashioned stickpin needle into my good arm.
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From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
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From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He plastered my arm with something and rewrapped it, then looked the leg over and made a couple of adjustments to the brace.
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From this reading He set to work then; a guilty conscience is a tough argument to answer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's all I can do for you," he said.
