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“Here, Jenkins, take this animal!” And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant. The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face. The great scientist Sir Charles Smith-Brown Bart. Dsc.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great scientist Sir Charles Smith-Brown Bart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here, Jenkins, take this animal!””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here, Jenkins, take this animal!””
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
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From this reading “Here, Jenkins, take this animal!”
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From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
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From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
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From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
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From this reading The great scientist Sir Charles Smith-Brown Bart.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
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From this reading The great scientist Sir Charles Smith-Brown Bart.
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From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
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From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
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From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
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From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
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From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great scientist Sir Charles Smith-Brown Bart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, Jenkins, take this animal!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
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From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here, Jenkins, take this animal!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
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From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
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From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
not any; not one
From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
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From this reading The great scientist Sir Charles Smith-Brown Bart.
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From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
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From this reading The great scientist Sir Charles Smith-Brown Bart.
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From this reading The great scientist Sir Charles Smith-Brown Bart.
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From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, Jenkins, take this animal!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Here, Jenkins, take this animal!”
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From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the body of the dog from which one foreleg had been cut away was thrown into the arms of the new laboratory attendant.
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From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dog was screaming wildly and some of its blood splashed upon Jenkin’s white smock frock and some into his no less white face.
